We recognize the importance of protecting the personal information of our customers and comply with the Act on the Protection of Personal Information (hereinafter referred to as the “Personal Information Protection Act”) and will also adhere to the following privacy policy (hereinafter referred to as “Privacy Policy”).
1. Definition of Personal Information
In this Privacy Policy, personal information means personal information as defined in Article 2, Paragraph 1 of the Personal Information Protection Law, i.e., information about a living individual, including the name, date of birth, and other information that is relevant to that individual, as well as the name, date of birth, and other information that is relevant to that individual.
2. Purpose of Use of Personal Information
The Shop will use customers’ personal information for the following purposes
(1) To provide the Shop’s services
(2) To provide information and respond to inquiries regarding our services.
(3) To provide information on our products and services
(4) To respond to activities that violate the Shop’s terms and policies regarding the Shop’s services (the “Terms and Conditions”).
(5) to notify you of changes to the Terms and Conditions of our Shop services
(6) to improve our Shop services and develop new services
(7) To compile statistical data related to our store services in a form that does not identify individual customers.
(8) For other purposes incidental to the above purposes of use.
3. Changes to the Purposes of Use of Personal Information
The Shop may change the purposes of use of personal information to the extent that it is reasonably deemed to be relevant, and will notify customers or make public any such changes.
4. Limitations on the Use of Personal Information
The Shop will not handle personal information beyond the scope necessary to achieve the purpose of use without the consent of the customer, except as permitted by the Personal Information Protection Law or other applicable laws and regulations. However, this does not apply in the following cases
(1) When required by law
(2) When it is necessary for the protection of human life, human health, or property, and it is difficult to obtain the customer’s consent.
(3) When it is especially necessary to improve public health or to promote the sound growth of children, and it is difficult to obtain the customer’s consent.
(4) When it is necessary to cooperate with a national agency, a local government, or an individual or entity entrusted by either of the former two in executing affairs prescribed by law, and obtaining the customer’s consent would impede the execution of such affairs.
5. Proper Acquisition of Personal Information
The Shop will acquire personal information in an appropriate manner and will not acquire personal information through deception or other wrongful means.
6. Safe Management of Personal Information
The Shop shall exercise necessary and appropriate supervision over its employees to ensure the safe management of personal information against risks such as loss, destruction, falsification, and leakage of personal information.
The Shop will also ensure that personal information is not lost, destroyed, falsified, leaked or otherwise compromised. In addition, when we outsource all or part of the handling of personal information, we will provide necessary and appropriate supervision to ensure that the outsourced company manages personal information safely.
7. Provision of personal information to third parties
The Shop will not provide personal information to third parties without prior consent of the customer, except in cases where disclosure is permitted under the Personal Information Protection Law or other laws and regulations. However, the following cases do not fall under the provision of personal information to third parties as stipulated above.
(1) When personal information is provided to a third party in conjunction with the Shop’s entrustment of all or part of the handling of personal information within the scope necessary to achieve the purpose of use.
(2) When personal information is provided in connection with the succession of business due to merger or other reasons
(3) When personal information is jointly used in accordance with the provisions of the Personal Information Protection Law.
8. Disclosure of Personal Information
When a customer requests disclosure of personal information in accordance with the provisions of the Personal Information Protection Law, the Shop will disclose the information to the customer without delay after confirming that the request is made by the customer himself/herself.
(If the personal information does not exist, we will notify the customer to that effect.) However, the Shop is not obligated to disclose personal information under the Personal Information Protection Law or other laws and ordinances.
9. Correction of Personal Information
If the Shop is requested by a customer to correct, add, or delete personal information (hereinafter referred to as “correction, etc.”) based on the provisions of the Personal Information Protection Law because the personal information is not true, the Shop will correct, add, or delete the content of the information.
Based on the results, we will correct the content of the Personal Information and notify the Customer to that effect (if we decide not to make such correction, we will notify the Customer to that effect). However, this does not apply to cases in which the Shop is not obligated to make such corrections, etc. under the Personal Information Protection Law or other laws and regulations.
10. Suspension of Use of Personal Information
If the Shop receives a complaint from a customer that his/her personal information has been used for purposes other than those disclosed in advance, or that the information has been obtained through deception or other wrongful means, the Shop will cease to use the personal information.
If it is found that there is a reason for such a request, we will suspend the use of the personal information without delay after confirming that the request is made by the customer himself/herself, and will notify the customer to that effect. However, this does not apply to cases in which the Shop is not obligated to suspend the use of personal information under the Personal Information Protection Law or other laws and ordinances.
11. Use of Cookies and Other Technologies
(1) The Shop’s services may use cookies and similar technologies. Users who wish to disable cookies may do so by changing the settings on their web browsers. However, if you disable cookies, you may not be able to use certain functions of the Shop’s services.
(2) The Shop uses Google Analytics provided by Google LCC on this service for the purpose of researching and analyzing the usage of the services provided by the Shop.
For more information on Google Analytics, including how data is collected and processed by Google Analytics, please visit the Google Analytics website.
Google Analytics Terms of Service
https://www.google.com/analytics/terms/jp.html
Google’s use of your data when you use Google Partner sites and apps:
https://www.google.com/intl/ja/policies/privacy/partners/
Google Privacy Policy:
http://www.google.com/intl/ja/policies/privacy/
If you do not want your data to be used by Google Analytics, please use the Google Analytics Opt-Out Add-On provided by Google Inc.
Google Analytics Opt-Out Add-on: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout
(3) This service uses the following features and utilizes third-party cookies, such as DoubleClick cookies, for advertising and site improvement.
Google Analytics Remarketing
Google Analytics User Attribute Reporting and User Attribute and Interest Reporting
This allows the Service to use Google Analytics cookies to analyze your age, gender, browsing history, and approximate trends in interest in the Service.
If you do not wish to use the “advertising-oriented features of Google Analytics”, you can disable tracking through your settings.
You can disable the tracking by installing the Google Analytics Opt-Out Add-On to your browser.
12. Inquiries
For requests for disclosure, opinions, questions, complaints, or other inquiries regarding the handling of personal information, please contact us at the contact information in the “Notation based on the Act on Specified Commercial Transactions” of our store.or by filling out the inquiry form on the store’s website.
13. Continuous Improvement
The Shop will review its handling of personal information from time to time and strive for continuous improvement, and may change this Privacy Policy as necessary.
